Official Web site of Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Photo by Bill Houghton

General Pictures

Pictures from Pickwick Lake and the Wilson Tailwaters

 
When fishing Pickwick, one never knows what is going to bite: smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, spotted bass, freshwater drum, striped bass, channel catfish or even a buffalo.


In Pickwick, if you are fishing the bank, you are missing a lot of action.


Fishing current breaks is an important concept in Pickwick Lake.

 
These anglers are seeking smallmouth bass with various lures.


Charles Darr fishes Pickwick Lake during spring break.

 
White bass are a favorite fish during the spring.

 Alabama Fishing Licenses


The area below Wilson dam is one of the world's best smallmouth bass fisheries in the spring.

For pictures of anglers' fish, see the anglers' page.